EBAY vs LSPD vs SOUN Stock Comparison

Ebay, Lightspeed Commerce and Soundhound Ai Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EBAY Ebay Inc
$121.19 +15.2% 1M +21.8% 1Y
Market cap
$54.16B
P/E
25.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.39B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
5 wins
LSPD Lightspeed Commerce Inc.
$10.95 +12.2% 1M -10.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.51B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.24B
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
2 wins
SOUN Soundhound Ai, Inc.
$4.36 -25.3% 1M -76.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.80B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$203.20M
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Ebay leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ebay 5, Lightspeed Commerce 2, Soundhound Ai 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEBAYLSPDSOUNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $54.16B $1.51B $1.80B EBAY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.8x -15.5x -13.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.2x 18.2x — LSPD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.7% +11.6% +54.6% SOUN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.9% -7.8% -67.5% EBAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.8% -10.4% -76.0% EBAY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.6%/yr -35.5%/yr — EBAY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.8% 44.4% 68.7% EBAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 73/100 37/100 LSPD

Percentile Scorecard

EBAYLSPDSOUN

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisEBAYLSPDSOUN
Valuation 38 #104 of 166 61 #35 of 89 20 #99 of 124
Growth 46 #83 of 153 94 #6 of 81 60 #46 of 113
Profitability 89 #18 of 153 40 #46 of 76 26 #81 of 109
Financial Health 32 #123 of 179 83 #17 of 93 67 #43 of 127
Shareholder Returns 40 #55 of 91 88 #7 of 50 11 #56 of 63
Overall 49 73 37
  • EBAY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • LSPD ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • SOUN ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodEBAYLSPDSOUNSPY
1 month +15.2%+12.2%-25.3% +0.7%
3 months +6.8%+13.6%-29.0% +3.7%
6 months +17.1%+18.4%-45.2% +7.1%
Year to date +39.1%-9.4%-56.3% +12.8%
1 year +21.8%-10.4%-76.0% +11.9%
3 years +213.6%-13.4%+177.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +46.4%-4.7%+40.6% +22.8%
5 years +58.0%-88.8%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +9.6%-35.5%— +10.9%
10 years +323.7%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +15.5%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEBAYLSPDSOUNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.8%44.4%68.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.2%46.5%63.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.681.063.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.59-0.23-1.11 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.8%-92.2%-93.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.4%-18.5%-76.0% -1.2%
52-week high $122.91$13.44$18.15 $779.14
52-week low $79.41$8.37$4.24 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleEBAYLSPDSOUN
P/E now vs peer median 25.6xmedian 16.7x -15.7xmedian 39.2x -13.7xmedian 39.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 2.4x 8.7xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 12.7x 192.9xmedian 17.3x -16.0xmedian 32.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 10.5x 30.4xmedian 20.3x -12.3xmedian 27.4x
P/B now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 1.7x 1.1xmedian 1.8x 3.6xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -8.09median 0.39 -0.30median 1.52 -0.67median 1.23

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsEBAYLSPDSOUN
Revenue $12.39B $1.24B $203.20M
Gross profit $8.95B $536.41M $85.94M
Operating income $2.52B -$115.79M -$139.29M
Net income $2.10B -$97.27M -$137.06M
Free cash flow $2.45B $49.64M -$142.38M
R&D $1.79B $125.76M $101.02M
EPS (diluted) $4.63 $-0.70 $-0.31
Cash & equivalents $1.17B $372.14M $202.80M
Total debt $6.73B – –
Shares (diluted) 453.00M 139.17M 438.65M
Enterprise value $42.10B -$260.40M $861.56M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricEBAYLSPDSOUN
P/E 25.6x -15.7x -13.7x
P/FCF 21.8x 30.4x -12.3x
P/Operating cash flow 17.3x 34.9x -15.4x
P/S 4.3x 1.2x 8.7x
P/B 12.1x 1.1x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 12.1x 1.2x 5.9x
EV/EBITDA 19.2x 192.9x -16.0x
EV/EBIT 23.1x -9.8x -11.2x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 0.9x 7.7x
EV/FCF 23.7x 22.9x -10.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.8x 26.3x -13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -8.09 -0.30 -0.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEBAYLSPDSOUN
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.7% 11.6% 54.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 17.6% 77.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.3% 13.9% 61.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 16.1% 47.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.3% 83.3% 42.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 52.1% -12.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.3% 85.7% 39.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.2% 54.3% -7.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.3% 84.2% 44.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.2% 53.1% 20.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 55.0% 804.1% -2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 34.2% -12.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 56.5% 3,659% -26.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 34.5% -20.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEBAYLSPDSOUN
Gross margin 72.2% 43.1% 42.3%
EBITDA margin 24.4% 0.5% -47.7%
Operating margin 20.3% -9.3% -68.5%
Pretax margin 20.4% -7.7% -64.7%
Net margin 16.9% -7.8% -67.5%
FCF margin 19.8% 4.0% -70.1%
Operating cash flow margin 24.9% 3.5% -56.4%
Return on equity 46.2% -6.8% -28.8%
Return on assets 11.7% -6.0% -20.9%
Return on invested capital 18.6% – –
Return on capital employed 21.3% -8.0% -23.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x -0.4x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 4.5% 38.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEBAYLSPDSOUN
Debt / assets 37.4% – –
Debt / equity 1.5x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x – –
Debt / FCF 2.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 75.5% 12.5% 26.6%
Equity / assets 24.5% 87.5% 73.4%
Interest coverage 10.0x – -350.0x
Current ratio 0.8x 3.5x 3.9x
Quick ratio 0.6x 2.4x 3.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 2.0x 2.9x
Altman Z-score 6.56 3.24 3.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEBAYLSPDSOUN
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield 3.8% 7.0% -10.6%
Shareholder yield 4.8% 7.0% -10.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusEBAYLSPDSOUN
Forward P/E 21.2xFY2026 18.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.73FY2026 $0.60FY2026 $-0.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 +36.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +14.1% +46.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.92BFY2026 $1.22BFY2026 $225.08MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.4%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +33.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.6% +23.4% +56.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEBAYLSPDSOUN
Held by institutions 92.4% 54.9% 39.0%
Institutions holding 1,295 108 442
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% -4.3% -2.7%
Institutions buying 618 54 230
Institutions selling 485 37 121
Buyers to sellers 1.27 1.46 1.90

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

EBAYLSPDSOUN
EBAY 1.00 0.25 0.17
LSPD 0.25 1.00 0.30
SOUN 0.17 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EBAY, LSPD and SOUN?

Ebay (EBAY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ebay (EBAY) $54.16B, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) $1.51B, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) $1.80B.

Which company is growing faster?

Soundhound Ai (SOUN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ebay (EBAY) +15.7%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) +11.6%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) +54.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ebay (EBAY) has the highest net margin (Ebay (EBAY) 16.9%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -7.8%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) -67.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ebay (EBAY) returned the most: Ebay (EBAY) +21.8%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -10.4%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) -76.0%. Over five years, Ebay (EBAY) compounded fastest (Ebay (EBAY) +9.6%/yr, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -35.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ebay (EBAY) has been the steadiest (Ebay (EBAY) 36.8%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) 44.4%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) 68.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EBAY, LSPD and SOUN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ebay (EBAY) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.